Murukku
Murukku is one of the popular South Indian snack. Here is a simple method to make crispy murukkus. There are different kinds of murukku. This one is rice murukku. Enjoy this with a cup of tea or coffee , great evening snack.
Ingredients:
Rice flour – 2 cups
Pottu Kadalai / Fried gram dal – 1/2 cup
Sesame seeds- 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tbsp
Melted Butter – 1 tbsp or vegetable oil – 1 tbsp
Asafoetida a pinch
Red Chilly flakes – 1 tsp or Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt
Method
1. Smoothly powder the fried gram dal.
2. In a mixing bowl mix all the ingredients together by adding enough water. (not so loose ,the dough should be little thick to get perfect crispy murukkus)
3. Stuff the dough in the murukku press and press it into spirals on a paper towel or on a plastic sheet.
4. Heat enough oil to deep fry, once it is hot carefully drop the murukku into the oil and deep fry both sides until crisp. Drain on a paper towel , cool and store in a air tight container. You can keep this for weeks.
Thattai
Thattai is a popular snack in tamilnadu. I don't know about other states. Crispy thattai's are great snack with a cup of tea. Try it you gonna love it.
Ingredients
Rice flour 2 cups
Channa dal (Kadalai paruppu) – 1/2 cup
Gram flour (Kadalai mavu) -1/2 cup
Chick peas flour/ Pottu kadalai mavu – 1/2 cup
Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp or red chilly – 4 (if using red chilly grind it )
Cumin seeds- 2 tsps
Black sesame seeds – 1 tsp
Curry Leaves- few (Crushed)
Melted butter or vegetable oil – 2 tsps
Salt
Method
1. Soak the channa dal (Kadalai paruppu) in water for 30minutes. Drain the water and keep aside.
2. Mix rice flour, gram flour, chick peas flour, chilly powder, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves and salt. Add the soaked channa dal to the mixture .
3. Add water little by little and make the dough as murukku dough. Make small lime size balls and flatten each balls as thin as possible.
4. Deep fry until it is brown and crispy. Store it in a airtight container and enjoy with tea.
(I added little orange food color, but that is optional)
Note: (to flatten the balls, if you can able do it with your hands, else use a ziplog bag. Cut two opposite closed edges . Place the dough on one side and cover it with other side and roll it into a thin layer. Apply little oil so that it won't stick.)
Ladoo / Boondi ladoo
Ingredients
Rice flour 2 cups
Channa dal (Kadalai paruppu) – 1/2 cup
Gram flour (Kadalai mavu) -1/2 cup
Chick peas flour/ Pottu kadalai mavu – 1/2 cup
Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp or red chilly – 4 (if using red chilly grind it )
Cumin seeds- 2 tsps
Black sesame seeds – 1 tsp
Curry Leaves- few (Crushed)
Melted butter or vegetable oil – 2 tsps
Salt
Method
1. Soak the channa dal (Kadalai paruppu) in water for 30minutes. Drain the water and keep aside.
2. Mix rice flour, gram flour, chick peas flour, chilly powder, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves and salt. Add the soaked channa dal to the mixture .
3. Add water little by little and make the dough as murukku dough. Make small lime size balls and flatten each balls as thin as possible.
4. Deep fry until it is brown and crispy. Store it in a airtight container and enjoy with tea.
(I added little orange food color, but that is optional)
Note: (to flatten the balls, if you can able do it with your hands, else use a ziplog bag. Cut two opposite closed edges . Place the dough on one side and cover it with other side and roll it into a thin layer. Apply little oil so that it won't stick.)
Ladoo / Boondi ladoo
Ingredients
Gram flour – 1 1/2 cup
Sugar – 1 cup
Water – 1 cup
Cardamom – 2 pieces (powdered)
Raisins and cashews – 1/4 cup
ghee – 1 tsp
Method
1. Dissolve sugar in 1 cup of water and prepare syrup to one string consistency. Now add the cardamom powder and the food color (either yellow or orange).
2. Add enough water to the gram flour and make it like dosai(little watery, not so thick) batter.
3. Heat oil in a pan on medium heat, pour the batter over the ladle. So it will fall like tiny balls (boondi) into the oil. Don't over cook it. It shouldn't be crispy. Drain it from oil and immediately put it into the sugar syrup. Leave it in the sugar syrup for few minutes and drain it. Repeat the same process for the whole batter.
4. Now heat little ghee in a pan and fry the raisins and cashews and add it to the boondi.
5. Let it cool for few minutes. Make balls immediately when it is warm. otherwise it is hard to make balls. Delicious ladoo is ready!!
Badam Burfi
special treat of badam burfi for all of you-
Ingredients
1 cup badam soaked in warm water for 2 hours
1 cup gram flour
1 cup ghee
2 tsp cardamom powder
2 cups sugar (adjust as required)
Heat 2 tsp ghee and roast the gram flour till you get a nice aroma. Keep aside. Grind the badam to a smooth paste using a little milk.
Heat sugar with 1 cup water and allow it come to a 2 thread consistency. Add the badam paste and mix for 2-3 minutes. Then add the gram flour to it and keep stirring it well. Add cardamom powder and then ghee little by little to the mixture and continue to stir till the mixture starts frothing well. Transfer to a greased plate and allow it to cool for a while. Cut into desired pieces.
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